Upgrade or sell my current do all rifle.

[Arcus Venator]

Lots of great replies. I think I’ve decided to just keep the rifle and restock it. Then do a custom in the future. I will have to decide on caliber then (low recoil vs elk caliber).

Good decision, if you like the rifle.

Quite a few years ago I went the Model 70 Classic route. I have three, all in 270.
1 . Fwt with a Pendleton Composite Stock. Light weight, shooting 130gr monos.
2. Faux LR rifle before the fast twist stuff really took off. 145gr ELD-X, threaded for a suppressor.
3. Last rifle is a 1:8 twist. 155gr Barnes LRX

Over the years, all three have accounted for many deer, antelope, and elk.

I am a big 270 fan, have been using one since 1980. But there are other new cartridges that will work!
I do have a Seekins in 6.8 Western, and am going to mess around with some Berger 170's, and 155gr LRx's.

Also have a Kimber Open Country in 6.5 Creedmoor coming, priced to good to pass up.

 

[roadrunner]

What would you do in this situation? My current do-all rifle is a Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather SS in .270 Win. It has the first-generation stock, which I really don’t like. I’ve priced a McMillan replacement at around $900–$1,000, and I’m sure it would completely change the rifle. But at that point I’d have roughly $2,000 invested in it. It is a good shooter, and it’s easy to reload accurate ammo for.

Another option would be to sell the rifle to the gun/archery shop for $900–$1,000 in store credit and start over with something else. (I bought the rifle for $950 about 10 years ago, and they go for around $1,700 now.) I already have a bow on order from this shop, so the credit would cover most of that. Then I’d start fresh with a new rifle. I’ve been looking pretty hard at both the Proof Elevation and the Seekins Havak Element M3.

I’d also really like a rifle with a threaded barrel and a suppressor to protect my hearing. Despite reloading ammo, I’d probably still choose a common, do-all caliber, and my budget is fairly flexible. I hunt deer and hope to branch out to elk in the near future. My only other rifles are a .223 and a .22, but I may add more in the future.

Thanks in advance

Where's the $2,000 coming from you'd have invested in it?

Regardless, you're going spend at least $2k getting a new rifle, buying a suppressor, and spending time behind it than just buying the stock chopping and threading the barrel.

 

[Anschutz]

Where's the $2,000 coming from you'd have invested in it?

Regardless, you're going spend at least $2k getting a new rifle, buying a suppressor, and spending time behind it than just buying the stock chopping and threading the barrel.

My guess is initial purchase and stock added together. This a where I prefer to use my wife's "girl math" against her. I have the rifle already, so that's free.

 

[Jordoyooper]

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